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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
10
British forces press advance along the front between Mons and Maubeuge with two villages captured. French units push toward Liart and Singly as 1500 prisoners and material are seized. Americans enter Sedan amid rising optimism that Germany faces imminent defeat.
The American front near Sedan shows no infantry activity today while German units and artillery masses retreat. American aviators report roads east toward Metz packed with cannons and vehicles carrying portable gear. Fires are reported in southern Sedan and the towns of Stenay and Mouzon.
American forces pushed through woods and hills north of Domyillers and south of the Worvre forest, taking Hill S50 and advancing over four kilometers. They reached Bandeville Hre remil lie and Lissey, while securing Kemilly Allicourt Pont Maugis and near Inor Moarlincourt. The Rainbow division and First Division led the final push into Seaanis as the Second Division contributed to the breakout west of the Meuse. Huge supplies and materiel were captured amid fierce German machine gun resistance.
New York dispatches reveal millions were misled into celebrating the end of the war by Universal News Agency and United Press reports claiming the armistice was signed. Officials cite Paris replies and AP investigations showing no halt to fighting and warn the public to await official confirmation.
The revolutionaries control virtually all German naval forces and major ports in Hamburg and northwest Germany near the North Sea. They report gains in Bremen Schwerin Tilsit and Wilhelmshaven. Rail lines cut isolating Schleswig Holstein from Hamburg. Workers and soldiers join the revolt, with minimal violence overall.
In New Castle Pennsylvania a 14 year old boy died and five others were seriously injured during a peace celebration last night. An explosion from a bomb placed in a steel pipe section shattered the tube and struck the victims. The dead boy and several injured were among those attending the celebration. In Fort Worth Texas a 10 year old boy, Fred Hughman, accidentally shot himself during the same festivities, the pistol discharge ending his life.
Reports from Hamburg indicate the port, ships, and harbor headquarters are controlled by the soldiers’ council after rapid action. The Cologne Gazette notes the port commander’s building seized, Altona saw excesses, and women alongside marines helped open prisons.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports Bre men Schwerin and Pilsit join the German revolution. Dr Karl Lieb knecht arranges a soldiers council at Bremen. The Kiel harbor ships depart with red flags signaling widespread naval revolt. Warnemunde flags fly as railroad links break. Prisons cross into Denmark as Wilhelm fleet drifts toward mutiny.
Washington Dispatch: Provost Marshal General Crowder chaired a conference with office heads to consider suspending the November draft call that would send over 300 000 men to army camps. Advisors reportedly favor withdrawal if Germany accepts armistice terms, as 4 000 000 soldiers already serve overseas or at home.
Prince Henry I of Prussia left Kiel on Wednesday in an automobile with a red flag, pursued by marines who fired about a dozen shots. The Schleswig Volks Zeitung notes his escape and that his aide was wounded during the incident.
Berlin dispatch reports German Majority Parties will demand Emperor William abdicate with consensus. The abdication is expected tomorrow, while a separate Berlin proclamation to workmen calls for full democratic liberty and removal of officials responsible for the crisis. Postcards in Munich depict the Kaiser traveling to a station as a publicity item.
Secretary Lansing, acting on President Wilson’s instruction, stated that no information about armistice negotiations is being withheld. He affirmed any contrary claim is false and that once a definite decision is reached it will be made public immediately by the government.
Allied leaders publish the armistice terms to German delegates via a French wireless link. Germany must accept or refuse within 72 hours, by 11 o'clock Monday morning Paris time. Marshal Foch rejects any immediate suspension of hostilities and limits his role to delivering terms. Officials warn against premature peace celebrations as negotiations continue.
The Associated Press reports in Paris that German delegates advanced toward Allied terms on the armistice. White flag bearers reached General Debbeney's left wing by 10 o'clock last night and proceeded to the marshal designated meeting place.
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